Supporting Organizations
Bill Dickey Scholarship Association 
The Michael J. Berkeley Foundation is proud to be a supporter of the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association (foremerly, the National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association (NMJGSA), which was established in 1984 to address the need for a national organization to promote junior golf programs that would provide young minorities exposure to the fundamentals of golf. We share in the NMJGSA¹s mission: to increase the
participation of minority youngsters in the sport of golf, and provide financial assistance in support of their efforts to experience the extraordinary advantages of education and opportunity. We thank Mr. Bill Dickey, Founder and President of the NMJGSA, for helping our Foundation access minority candidates for the Michael J. Berkeley Foundation Scholarship.
We thank Mr Bill Dickey, Founder and President Emeritus of the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association for helping our Foundation access minority Candidates for the Michael J Berkeley Foundation Scholarship.
The Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association 
The Michael J Berkeley Foundation is looking forward to increasing its support of The Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association (OMYGA). OMYGA's mission is to acquaint inner city and urban minority youth to the sport of golf in order that they may reap the rewards of the game including positive self-motivation, self-direction, and self-esteem. OMYGA began in 1991 in cooperation with the City of Orlando Recreational Department. Under the executive leadership of Dr T.J. Dorsey, the program has serviced hundreds of participants ranging from ages 6 to 18 years who have been exposed and/or taught to play golf. OMYGA aims to further develop its participants to qualify for high school and college teams around the country. The program seeks scholarships and grants to assist their minority youth in becoming quality golf athletes.
The Michael J. Berkeley Foundation has awarded $3,000 scholarships to three OMYGA alumni over the past three years: Robert Biggers (2005 & 2006 Scholar). Sharah Davis (2006 Scholar), and Monica Solomon (2006 & 2007 Scholar). We look forward to continue to support OMYGA in developing quality minority golfers. Please visit www.OMYGA.org to learn more about OMYGA and/or contact Dr. T.J. Dorsey, Executive Director, at tjdorsey@aol.com
Midnight Golf Program 
The Michael J. Berkeley Foundation looks forward to increasing its support of the Midnight Golf Program (MGP). The Midnight Golf Program was founded in 2001 by Executive Director, Renee Fluker, in Detroit, Michigan. The program's mission is to teach life skills including financial literacy, college preparation, and community activism to inner-city youth in their late high school/early college years, as well as golf. The program meets twice a week for 30 weeks during the school year and features life skills training, a hot meal, and golf lessons from Michigan PGA pros. In the summertime, many of the sponsors and mentors in the program invite the Midnight Golfers out to play at their clubs, continuing to show an interest in their development . A major part of the MGP includes "The Road Trip to Success" whereby the MGP takes over 100 Midnight Golfers to visit various colleges and universities during Easter break. The Michael J. Berkeley Foundation will sponsor six Midnight Golfers int he 2008 Trip for Success. The Michael J. Berkeley Foundation has awarded two $3,000 Scholarships to Midnight Golfers in the past two years: Daryl Kirkland Morgan (2006 Scholar) and Amber Peden (2007 Scholar).
We look forward to continue to support the Midnight Golf Program in its mission. For further information about the MGP, please visit their website at www.midnightgolf.org and/or contact Executive Director, Renee Fluker at 313 863 0463.